Four-time FCS first-team All-American Cooper Kupp, who holds Division I records for career receptions, receiving yards and touchdown catches, will participate in the combine along with his fellow former Eastern Washington wideout Kendrick Bourne.

"The combine is its own animal," Kupp said. "What that whole phase is about, the testing and those four or five days that you're down there, it's a lot of making you uncomfortable in terms of you're dealing with interviews here or there, you're not getting a whole lot of sleep, there's a lot going on. The same way, there's competition. But the competition isn't going against anyone, it's about being the best you.

"But I think I'm prepared for that because that's how I approach this game of football. It's not just about competing against the guy across from you, it's about making sure that I'm the best me that I can be."

The combine is staggered into positional groups over four-day intervals, wrapping up with the much-dissected on-field workouts. This year's workout dates are: kickers, special teamers, offensive linemen and running backs on March 3; quarterbacks, wide receivers and tight ends on March 4; defensive linemen and linebackers on March 5; and defensive backs on March 6.